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Swapo big names dropped, Namibian (2007)

Swapo founders have not been elected to the party's Politburo.

Party manifestos: Gender issues, The Namibian (2009)

The silly season, or politics of promises, as others know it, has seen different political parties making a myriad of promises to Namibian voters over the past couple of months. With less than five weeks left, The Namibian takes a closer look at what promises the manifestos of various political parties hold for the voter.

Political parties rush to register candidates, AEP (2009)

Officials of some political parties intending to contest the upcoming November 2009 Presidential and National Assembly (NA) elections flocked to the High Court on Monday to register their presidential candidates.

Ballot printing going well, AEP (2009)

The printing of ballot papers for the November Presidential and parliamentary vote that had been caught in controversy is going on well according to the Electoral Commission of Namibia and Renform, the South Africa Company that eventually won the tender.

Role of the Media in elections, AEP (2009)

This is necessary considering that no political party in a democracy can do without the media. It is even more so in a vast geographical country like Namibia with communities living far apart and thus making it more difficult to pass on information to large groups of people. The role of the media is therefore not to be under-estimated and that is why the allocation of airtime on radio, television and space in the newspapers is always a contentious issue.

NDP Fighting for 'Poor and Voiceless', All Africa (2009)

THE National Democratic Party (NDP) says it is the voice of the voiceless and would see to it that the rich do not get richer and the poor poorer.

Voting by Touch, All Africa (2009)

THE Electoral Commission of Namibia says it is working very hard to allow blind people to vote independently during next month's presidential and general elections.

RDP Suggests UN to Oversee Elections, All Africa (2009)

BOTH President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Swapo have lost control of "unruly elements" in the ruling party, the Rally for Democracy and Progress claimed yesterday.

Good Governance Key to Democracy, All Africa (2009)

A four day workshop on 'Country led governance assessments: sharing experiences and increasing political accountability' was held in Windhoek this week.

Churches Geared for Election Observation, All Africa (2009)

NAMIBIAN churches on Friday received a N$1,35 million boost as they gear up to serve as election observers in this month's elections.

Christians pray for elections, New Era (2009)

Christians gathered in a number of churches on Sunday to pray for peaceful elections. The Working Group of Prayer under the Declaration of Church Leaders on the Elections in Namibia and Transformation Namibia designated November 1 for prayers for the upcoming elections.

‘Shape in’ or ship out of Swapo, New Era (2009)

he Secretary of Swapo Party Youth League, Elijah Ngurare, has urged parliamentary candidates to always remember the electorate once they start sitting in Parliament. Addressing the youth during a Swapo rally recently at Okandjengedi in Oshakati, Ngurare said most parliamentarians forget the communities where they come from, while these are the people that made it possible for them to obtain parliamentary seats.

Namibia's election campaign in full swing, Xinhua (2009)

With the presidential and national elections just 22 days away, party flags and posters have replaced most of the billboards and signs which usually welcome visitors in the city center and beyond.

Over 900 Citizens Voting Abroad, All Africa (2009)

NAMIBIAN citizens abroad will vote tomorrow from 07h00 to 21h00 local time at 24 Namibian embassies. It is the first time that Namibians studying or working in other countries will have the chance to vote outside the country's boundaries.

Elections 2009 - Some Voters Undecided on Casting Their Ballot, AEP (2009)

With only one week left before the Presidential and National elections take place, there are mixed feelings amongst the public about voting, with some having total apathy, while others are actively involved and campaigning for their favoured political parties.

Namibia’s Swapo Party Set to Extend Its Rule as Voting Begins, Bloomberg (2009)

Namibians began voting today in elections that the South West African People’s Organization, which led the nation’s fight for independence, is favourite to win, extending its hold on power since 1990.

Parties wrap up in Karas, New Era (2009)

Although political parties can continue to campaign until November 25, most reported that they have wrapped up their activities, and are ready for the polls.

Polling ends in Nambia, counting begins, AEP (2009)

Voting has officially ended in Namibia’s 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections. Counting has already started in most polling stations across the country.

Earliest result expected Tuesday, AEP (2009)

Namibia flagEarliest result expected Tuesday, Although voting ends officially Saturday eveningat 21:00 hours, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has said that the earliest result will only be expected on Tuesday

Namibia: Namibia ruling party's two-thirds majority at risk, Mail & Gurdian (2009)

Namibia's ruling party was heading on Tuesday for a big election win but results so far showed the two-thirds majority which gives it the power to change the Constitution is under threat.

Namibia: SADC declares Namibia polls fair as results trickle in, Mail & Gurdian (2009)

Namibia's general elections last week were "free and fair", observers from neighbouring countries said on Monday, as a trickle of results gave the ruling party an early lead.

Namibia: Namibia parties challenge poll results in court, Mail and Gurdian (2009)

Opposition parties in Namibia on Wednesday launched a court challenge to the result of last month's election which gave President Hifikepunye Pohamba's party a landslide victory.

Namibia: President Pohamba accepts to lead Namibia once more, African Elections (2009)

President Hiikepunye Pohamba has accepted to lead Namibia with humility for the next five years after winning 611 241 votes (76.4 per cent) of the vote in last week's poll.

Namibia: ECN again blackballs NSHR after court order, The Namibian (2010)

ELECTION observers of the National Society for Human Rights had their accreditation as observers withdrawn for a second time by the Electoral Commission of Namibia on Saturday – only a day after the High Court had overturned a previous ECN decision to withdraw the NSHR’s poll observer status.

Namibia: Election case heats up: Parties widen attack on polls, The Namibian (2010)

OPPOSITION parties questioning the legality of Namibia’s national elections of 2009 widened the scope of their court challenge to the polls yesterday by asking the High Court to nullify the presidential election too.

Namibia: Confusion over election hearing, New Era (2010)

Public confusion ensued yesterday and will probably this morning in anticipation of the court hearing in which nine opposition parties are disputing the outcome of the 2009 general elections, after reports that the hearing would start today.

Namibia: Okahandja At the Ballot Box, All Africa (2010)

AN estimated 13 800 residents of the Okahandja constituency head for the polling stations today to elect a new regional councillor in a four-horse race.

Namibia:Poll battle kicks off, The Namibian (2010)

A PACKED courtroom in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday witnessed the start of a hearing that will determine the immediate future of Namibia’s democracy and government.

Namibia: Opposition insists on poll ‘fraud’, New Era (2010)

upply of evidence to back claims of irregularities that allegedly marred last year’s elections remained the subject of much of the arguments yesterday when the hearing in the case in which nine opposition parties are challenging the outcome of that election kicked off in the Windhoek High Court.

Namibia: Elections ruling tomorrow, The Namibian (2010)

A DECISION on the challenge to Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections three months ago will be given in the High Court in Windhoek tomorrow afternoon.

Namibia: Election case attracts huge public interest, New Era (2010)

A large crowd gathered at the High Court yesterday afternoon to hear the judgment in the 2009 election challenge by opposition parties.

Namibia: Swapo wins again, Mail and Guardian (2010)

Hopes by nine Namibian opposition parties to force an annulment of last year's November election -- which they said had been marred with systematic regularities -- were dashed on Thursday when the High Court threw their case out for filing it 90 minutes after the deadline had passed on January 4.

Namibia: Opposition parties to consider ruling today, New Era (2010)

Opposition parties hastily retreated outside court yesterday to discuss their next plan of action after the High Court ruled against them.

Namibia: Huge legal costs loom, New Era (2010)

Last week’s judgment that dismissed the case in which nine opposition parties were challenging the outcome of last year’s general elections, could cost the applicants a combined N$3 million in legal expenses.

Namibia: Swapo to counter appeal, New Era (2010)

The ruling party, Swapo, has instructed its legal team to file an urgent application to counter the appeal by nine opposition parties to the Supreme Court on Tuesday that seeks recourse against the judgment by the High Court in the ongoing election case.

Namibia:NA boycott confusion, New Era (2010)

Several opposition parties that won parliamentary seats in last year’s general elections were yesterday locked in intra-party consultations on whether to avail their members for swearing in on Friday, pending the verdict of the Supreme Court in the current election case, or not.

Namibian opposition to boycott parliament, IOL (2010)

Namibia's main opposition party said Thursday its members who won eight parliamentary seats in disputed elections will boycott the swearing-in ceremony pending a court appeal against the vote.

Namibia:Pohamba begins second term , IOL (2010)

Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba was sworn in for a second and last term as head of state on Sunday at a colourful event at a packed sports stadium in Windhoek.

Namibia: De Waal Resigns from DTA, All Africa (2010)

ONE of the DTA's longest-serving parliamentarians, chairperson and key figure in Namibian politics, Johan de Waal, has resigned from the party.

Namibia: Nudo solves stalemate, New Era (2010)

A political stalemate between a group of National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) supporters and the top two leaders of the party was amicably solved recently after party president Chief Kuaima Riruako met the unhappy members.

Namibia: Parties Get Date for Poll Appeal, All Africa (2010)

THE appeal against the High Court's decision to dismiss a challenge to Namibia's National Assembly election of late last year on technical grounds appears set to be heard on May 6.

Namibia: Poll Appeal Set for May 31, All Africa (2010)

THE Supreme Court appeal on nine opposition parties' legal challenge of Namibia's National Assembly election late last year is now scheduled to be heard on May 31, and no longer May 6 as parties involved in the matter had been informed last week.

Namibia: Swapo Councillor Denies Involvement in New Party, All Africa (2010)

THE Rehoboth Urban West Constituency regional councillor and Swapo Member of Parliament, Theo Diergaardt, has vehemently denied involvement in the newly formed Rehoboth Democratic Movement.

Namibia: Parties Should Get Percentage Threshold for Parliament - Iyambo, All Africa (2010)

POLITICAL parties wanting to make it into the National Assembly should in future gather at least five per cent of the vote in national elections and the current representation of just one MP representing a party should be changed, a Cabinet Minister said this week.

Namibia:Wait Starts for Poll Ruling, All Africa (2010)

This article discusses the legal challenge made by nine opposition parties to the National Assembly election of last November .

Namibia: Judgment Reserved in Poll Case, All Africa (2010)

The Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgment in the appeal case of nine opposition parties that are challenging the outcome of last year's general elections after two days of hearing.

Namibia: Fireworks at poll hearing, New Era (2010)

The opposition parties’ application challenge against last year’s parliamentary elections was submitted to the High Court within the confines of the Electoral Act, but failed to meet the in-house High Court rules, it was argued in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Namibia: Election Court Case, All Africa (2010)

The election court case currently underway in the Supreme Court is a clear indication of the judicification of politics, according to political analyst, Professor Andre du Pisani.

Namibia: UDF Will Support Other Opposition Parties, All Africa (2010)

Parties planning a coalition in the up coming elections.

Namibia: Prepare Poll Officers Very Well, All Africa (2010)

Electoral Commission to recruit suitable poll staff.

Namibia: RDP Aborts Coalition, All Africa (2010)

RDP pulling out of the coalition talks.

Namibia: Opposition Alliance in Tatters, All Africa (2010)

This article discusses challenges facing the new All People's Party (APP). This comes after parties in a coalition could not agree on contestation of seats in some constituencies.

Namibia: Election verdict due today, New Era (2010)

This article discuss the appeal case by the nine parties in Namibia, where they challenge the outcome of last years National Assembly election. The five judges reserved their judgement on June 1 after having heard two days of arguments on the matter.

Namibia: RDP cautions on election blunders, New Era (2010)

The article discuss the concerns by Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) on elections. Amongst others, the RDP says the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) must be wary when coducting the upcoming elections as concillors from other parties are manipulating voter education to their advantage.

Namibia: Parties win poll appeal, The Namibian (2010)

The article discuss the appeal case by nine opposition parties in Namibia. The Supreme court ruled in their favour yesterday. It further states the decisions for the ruling.

Namibia: Opposition Parties Yet to Wind Up Primaries, All Africa (2010)

The article reports on the preparations by parties for the upcoming primary elections. The rulling Swapo Party has has finalised it's party list while opposition parties are yet to complete.

Namibia: RDP reveals candidates, New Era (2010)

The article reports on the list of candidates announced by the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP). The party has roughly announced candidates for 99 percent of the constituencies.

Namibia: No central announcement of coming election results, The Namibian (2010)

This article reports on a decision of the Electoral Commission regarding next week's regional and local elections. The EC decided not to announce the results from their center in the capital, but to allow each verification center in the constituencies to do it. As a consequence, the final results will be announced in each constituency and at each local authority. The 57 local authorities will also have a verification center each. The electoral authorities had to borrow 6000 ballot boxes from the Zambian electoral commission, as the existing ones have been contested in a pending election challenge. Next week, 1 180 925 registered voters is 106 constituencies will cast their ballots for the regional elections.

Namibia: Elections a success – ECN, New Era (2010)

The article reports on the recent regional elections in Namibia. The Electoral Commission of Namibia has reported that the election was a success.

Namibia: Swapo leads...As RDP suffers heavy defeats, New Era (2010)

The article reports on the election results in the regional election taking place in Namibia. It is reported that the rulling Swapo party is in a confortable lead.

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Namibia: Opposition Case 'Not Strong Enough', AllAfrica (2011)

The article discuss the court challenge by Namibia opposition parties. This comes after the election-dispute judgement passed on Monday.

Namibian opposition parties to appeal election ruling, SABCNews (2011)

The article discusses the appeal court case by the Namibian opposition parties.

Namibia: Very Little 'Extraordinary' About Latest SADC Summit, AllAfrica (2011)

Extraordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community heads of state in Windhoek over the weekend. The agenda covered Zimbabwe elections, political deadlock in Madagascar, the suspension of the regional court and allegations of corruption within SADC itself.

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Namibia: Swapo forges ahead with congress plans, The Namibian (2012)

The article is about Swapo's elective congress late this year. It is reported that before then regional conferences of the party are to take place before the end of June, followed by the Elders’ Council congress in July, and the Youth League congress in August. The party will for the first time ever also hold the national policy conference in August.

Namibia: Shixwameni re-elected as APP president, The Namibian (2013)

In this article, All People’s Party (APP) re-elects Ignatius Shixwameni. The party’s second elective congress was held on Saturday.

Namibia: No female candidates as UDF congress nears, The Namibian (2013)

In this article, The United Democratic Front (UDF) reports that there are no women to contest top posts. This was reported by Dorcas Shikongo, the party’s secretary of the women’s league.

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Namibia: UDF youth leader rejoins Swapo, The Namibia (2014)

In this article, UDF youth leader, Reginald Roman rejoins the ruling Swapo party. He denies allegations that he joins Swapo because of his relative but says its rather for his political career.

Namibia ready to vote, News24 (2014)

In this article, the Namibia's Election Commission (ECN) says preparations for next week's national elections are on track. Namibia is the first African country to use electronic voting machines at national level.

Namibia prepares for Africa's first e-vote, Daily Nation (2014)

 

Namibia's ruling SWAPO wins presidential election with 86 percent, Reuters (2014)

 

Namibia: Pohamba Splits Politburo, Allafrica (2015)

The decision by former President Hifikepunye Pohamba to step down as the SWAPO Party President less than a month after handing over state power to President Hage Geingob, has split the politburo between those who want him to stay on, and supporters of the incumbent.